VisionF 65 Hybrid Power Catamaran Brings Turkish Builder Into Smaller Market

Turkish builder VisionF Yachts has unveiled the first hull of its VisionF 65 Hybrid, a 19-metre (62-foot) hybrid power catamaran that marks the yard's deliberate push into the sub-24m segment after years building electric and hybrid multihulls above that threshold. The demonstrator is complete, a second hull has already sold and is under construction, and the inaugural unit is scheduled to be launched and delivered to her owner later this spring following sea trials.

The move is a significant shift in scope for a yard whose five-vessel lineup has until now concentrated on 24-metre-plus projects. The 65 Hybrid is the smallest catamaran VisionF has produced, and it arrives with a construction approach that breaks from the builder's tradition: where the larger models are built in aluminium, the 65 uses GRP composite throughout, with a Kevlar-reinforced bottom and carbon T-top. VisionF describes it as a semi-custom platform, with the material choices reflecting the priorities of weight, performance, and production efficiency at this size.

The energy package is where the 65 Hybrid makes its clearest argument. Twin 450 hp Volvo Penta D8-450 diesel engines handle primary propulsion, but layered on top is an architecture that integrates a 20 kW auxiliary electric power system, a 101 kWh battery bank running at 48 VDC, and a secondary 23 kWh bank at 24 VDC. Feeding both banks are 42 rooftop solar panels, which VisionF identifies as the main source of silent energy onboard. The configuration is designed to significantly reduce generator use during typical overnight anchorage, letting the boat run its systems emissions-free at anchor from stored solar energy rather than running a genset.

At 19 metres with a 9-metre beam, a design draft of 1.3 metres, and a light displacement of 60 tonnes rising to approximately 70 tonnes fully loaded, the 65 Hybrid carries CE Category A certification for offshore cruising. That beam is doing real work below the waterline and above it: the wide platform supports accommodation for eight guests across four cabins, plus crew quarters for four, along with a spacious main saloon, generous master cabin, large glazing, clearly defined social zones, and a flybridge that a narrower hull simply would not permit in this size bracket.

Aesthetically, VisionF has kept the muscular exterior and clean lines that define the larger boats in the range. The yard notes the 65 reads as more balanced and proportionally nuanced than those bigger models, though the design DNA is unmistakably the same. The interior volumes, VisionF says, challenge expectations for a 62-foot platform, which is precisely the point of bringing catamaran geometry to bear at a price and size level where monohulls remain the default.

With the second hull already sold before the first reaches the water, the yard's stated "strong market response" to this platform appears to be more than press-release language. Whether production pace and sea-trial results confirm that early momentum will become clearer once the demonstrator begins its trials programme ahead of the planned spring delivery.